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Tanzania · Independent means
Tanzania Residence Permit C-2 — Retired Person
Residence for a person aged 55 or older with assured income for self and dependants.
- Route type
- Independent means
- Can bring
- — Not stated in the official source
- Requirements
- 11 each quoted below
Who qualifies
Who this route is for
Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.
11 requirements quoted from the official source.
The conditions that decide it
- Age Specific
Persons who retired in Tanzania or outside Tanzania and have an assured income to sustain them and their dependents. Their age must be from 55 and above.
checked 2026-08-03 · Tanzania Immigration Services Department, e-Residence Permit Guidelines and Class C Matrix; checked 3 August 2026 - Application
Specific documents for RETIRED PERSONS: Evidence of retirements beneficts; Surrendering of previous RP; Letter of retirement; Evidence of place of occupancy.
checked 2026-08-03 · Tanzania Immigration Services Department, e-Residence Permit Guidelines and Class C Matrix; checked 3 August 2026 - Application Letter
Specific documents for RETIRED PERSONS: Evidence of retirements beneficts; Surrendering of previous RP; Letter of retirement; Evidence of place of occupancy.
checked 2026-08-03 · Tanzania Immigration Services Department, e-Residence Permit Guidelines and Class C Matrix; checked 3 August 2026 - Certification
Specific documents for RETIRED PERSONS: Evidence of retirements beneficts; Surrendering of previous RP; Letter of retirement; Evidence of place of occupancy.
checked 2026-08-03 · Tanzania Immigration Services Department, e-Residence Permit Guidelines and Class C Matrix; checked 3 August 2026 - Entry Exception
Application must be made prior to the entry of the prospective applicant into Tanzania except Retired persons and those winding up affairs.
checked 2026-08-03 · Tanzania Immigration Services Department, e-Residence Permit Guidelines and Class C Matrix; checked 3 August 2026 - Income
Persons who retired in Tanzania or outside Tanzania and have an assured income to sustain them and their dependents. Their age must be from 55 and above.
checked 2026-08-03 · Tanzania Immigration Services Department, e-Residence Permit Guidelines and Class C Matrix; checked 3 August 2026 - Not A B
Specific documents for RETIRED PERSONS: Evidence of retirements beneficts; Surrendering of previous RP; Letter of retirement; Evidence of place of occupancy.
checked 2026-08-03 · Tanzania Immigration Services Department, e-Residence Permit Guidelines and Class C Matrix; checked 3 August 2026 - Outside Country
Specific documents for RETIRED PERSONS: Evidence of retirements beneficts; Surrendering of previous RP; Letter of retirement; Evidence of place of occupancy.
checked 2026-08-03 · Tanzania Immigration Services Department, e-Residence Permit Guidelines and Class C Matrix; checked 3 August 2026 - Passport
A Copy of National Passport (With validity of not less than six months)
checked 2026-08-03 · Tanzania Immigration Services Department, e-Residence Permit Guidelines and Class C Matrix; checked 3 August 2026 - Photo
Specific documents for RETIRED PERSONS: Evidence of retirements beneficts; Surrendering of previous RP; Letter of retirement; Evidence of place of occupancy.
checked 2026-08-03 · Tanzania Immigration Services Department, e-Residence Permit Guidelines and Class C Matrix; checked 3 August 2026 - Retired
Persons who retired in Tanzania or outside Tanzania and have an assured income to sustain them and their dependents. Their age must be from 55 and above.
checked 2026-08-03 · Tanzania Immigration Services Department, e-Residence Permit Guidelines and Class C Matrix; checked 3 August 2026
Also stated by the source
- Eligibility summary
Persons who retired in Tanzania or outside Tanzania and have an assured income to sustain them and their dependents. Their age must be from 55 and above.
checked 2026-08-03 · Tanzania Immigration Services Department, e-Residence Permit Guidelines and Class C Matrix; checked 3 August 2026 - Official source basis
Specific documents for RETIRED PERSONS: Evidence of retirements beneficts; Surrendering of previous RP; Letter of retirement; Evidence of place of occupancy.
checked 2026-08-03 · Tanzania Immigration Services Department, e-Residence Permit Guidelines and Class C Matrix; checked 3 August 2026 - Report summary
Persons who retired in Tanzania or outside Tanzania and have an assured income to sustain them and their dependents. Their age must be from 55 and above.
checked 2026-08-03 · Tanzania Immigration Services Department, e-Residence Permit Guidelines and Class C Matrix; checked 3 August 2026
Family
Who you can bring
— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines
What the source prices
Fees
1 proven from the official source.
- Fee
C-2 | Retired persons ... | 500 | 250 | 250
checked 2026-08-03 · Tanzania Immigration Services Department, e-Residence Permit Guidelines and Class C Matrix; checked 3 August 2026
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FAQ
Straight answers
01Who qualifies for this route to Tanzania?
The official source states:
Residence for a person aged 55 or older with assured income for self and dependants.
Every answer is quoted from the official eservices.immigration.go.tz page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.
We checked 15 points against the official source; 15 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.
See the 0 open points
Validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.
Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.
The source
Where every quote comes from
Official government source eservices.immigration.go.tzLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this Tanzania government page.Same category, elsewhere
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